SAINT TIELO IN WALES AND SAINT SCHOLASTICA IN ITALY: TWO MONASTIC SAINTS by Abbot Paul at Llandaff Anglican Cathedral MONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - February 16, 2015 ... between rushing back for Vespers and staying an extra hour or so to keep her company, an old lady who lives alone and often sees no one in the course of the day. I know that "honour thy father and thy mother" is one of the Ten Commandments, but missing Vespers or any other part of the monastic day, to which I have made a solemn vow, fills me with what I can only call 'monastic guilt." Strange how a life, that should make us free, can enslave us for all the wrong reasons. Now, ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2015/02/saint-tielo-in-wales-and-saint.html

Summer Circle Time/Morning Basket RoutineCHERISHED HEARTS AT HOME - February 10, 2015 ... general reading together. Even though we are nearly finished Summer this is what we have been doing in our Summer Circle Time this year. Circle Time Planner ~ Summer This is what I do to start Morning Circle Time with our children: Stock a large basket with everything needed for the day's circle-time activities. To signal little ones to join you in the circle-time area, grab your basket and sing the following song. Gathering Verse: (sung to the tune of "A Tisket, a Tasket") A tisket, a tasket, ...http://cherishedheartsathome.blogspot.com/2015/02/summer-circle-timemorning-basket-routine_11.html

The Prayer You HAVE to KnowTHE FIRE WITHIN - February 4, 2015 ... songs from running marathons in the womb or something) but I'm still a bit sniffly from the loss so those are getting shelved. Hashtag still love my Hawks. OK OK, maybe I'll show just one . Anyway, I wanted to share my most favorite prayer in the world. I can't explain how much this prayer is life-changing. I discovered it in college and it was part of my morning prayer for a couple years but, like everything over time, it kind of faded out of my existence and, actually, well, ...http://mikeandkristine.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-prayer-you-have-to-know.html

Miracles Abound in the Life of Sister MilaANGELS, WONDERS, AND MIRACLES OF FAITH - February 3, 2015 ... Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette. Sister Maria Milagros Dela Cruz, SNDS, was born and raised in Ramon, Isabela, in the far north of the Philippines. A visit by the pope is a great blessing to the Filipino people, according to the vibrant, animated nun, affectionately known as Sister Mila, 65. "I watched the Mass in Manila, and it was raining," she said. "We Filipinos don't get discouraged when it rains. The old people would say it is a blessing from God." Sister Mila came from a very large ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AngelsWondersAndMiraclesOfFaith/~3/R77jlmLuVNY/miracles-abound-in-life-of-sister-mila.html

Medjugorje Visit Cured Boy From 19 TumorsIN GOD'S COMPANY 2 - January 12, 2015 ... Joshua lift up his eyes and smile. I knew something special was taking place. When I asked him why he smiled and looked at the sky and said "Have a peaceful and joyful Christmas", he told me he was seeing the Madonna and beside her was Padre Pio who was smiling at him." "We are sure that the saint of Pietrelcina is the guardian angel of our son who protected him from the beginning of this ordeal, and will continue to watch over him forever." This article originally appeared in ...http://ingodscompany2.blogspot.com/2015/01/when-nothing-worked-his-parents-took.html

Mary: True Theotokos - Mother of GodVIVIFICAT! - December 29, 2014 Source: Catholic Answers Fundamentalists are sometimes horrified when the Virgin Mary is referred to as the Mother of God. However, their reaction often rests upon a misapprehension of not only what this particular title of Mary signifies but also who Jesus was, and what their own theological forebears, the Protestant Reformers, had to say regarding this doctrine. A woman is a man's mother either if she carried him in her ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cybercatholics/jrWV/~3/2tNlOdcoI28/mary-true-theotokos-mother-of-god.html

The Daily Gospel and Readings 28 December 2014DAILY PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS - December 29, 2014 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Lectionary: 17 Reading 1 sir 3:2-6, 12-14 God sets a father in honor over his children; a mother's authority he confirms over her sons. Whoever honors his father atones for sins, and preserves himself from them. When he prays, he is heard; he stores up riches who reveres his mother. Whoever honors his father is gladdened by children, and, when he prays, is heard. Whoever reveres his father will live ...http://prayersandmeditations.com/2014/12/29/the-daily-gospel-and-readings-28-december-2014/

Visited by the LordSENSE OF THE SACRED - December 25, 2014 Praised be Jesus, Mary, and Joseph! It would be very tempting to simply regard the story of the Visitation as the journey of Mary to come to the aid of her cousin Elizabeth. After all, the gospel tells us that Mary went in haste into the hill country to enter into the house of Zechariah. But the first reading taken from the Song of Songs tells us that there is something more that our eyes do not immediately appreciate. The ...http://senseofthesacred.blogspot.com/2014/12/visited-by-lord.html

"Hail, Full of Grace! The Lord Is With You."CATHOLIC LIVING TODAY - December 18, 2014 On the carefully programmed Advent journey to Christmas, December 21, 2014, the Fourth Sunday belongs to Mary . This is so because Christmas, which celebrates the birth of Jesus, necessarily involves the motherhood of Mary. Our Discussion Questions will guide your Sunday Bible Study with family, friends and church groups. Also on this last Sunday of Advent we begin more intensively to prepare for the celebration of Christmas. There are the many practical ...http://catholiclivingtoday.blogspot.com/2011/12/hail-full-of-grace-lord-is-with-you.html

Advent Reflection 3: MaryMAN WITH BLACK HAT - December 17, 2014Mary , you're covered in roses, you're covered in ashes you're covered in rain You're covered in babies, you're covered in slashes You're covered in wilderness, you're covered in stains You cast aside the sheet, you cast aside the shroud Of another man, who served the world proud You greet another son, you lose another one On some sunny day and always stay, Mary Jesus says Mother I couldn't stay another day longer Flys right by me and leaves ...http://manwithblackhat.blogspot.com/2014/12/advent-reflection-3-mary.html

The Sweetest ImpossibilityUNAM SANCTAM CATHOLICAM - December 8, 2014 ... unruly children, or between a virtuous wife and a boorish husband, you may have felt: pity for the poor woman, admiration at her dedication, indignation at how she is treated, or perhaps even perplexed at such devotion in spite of such ingratitude. When we consider the benefits and loving tenderness of our Blessed Mother (the numerous miracles and graces obtained through her intercession, her assurance of protection and final perseverance to those who wear the brown scapular, ...http://unamsanctamcatholicam.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-sweetest-impossibility.html

Advent Week TwoP R WOMAN FOR CHRIST - December 7, 2014 ... songs. Over 900 people were present. Our guest of honor was Cardinal timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York. He received a great welcome. It took him a long time to reach his place at table because of the folks who went to greet him and stopped to pose for selfies with the Cardinal. We Sisters are very grateful to Richard and Lois Nicotra and their hard working staff who host and manage this dinner/concert every year. The venue is their Hilton Garden Inn on Staten Island. In ...http://prwomanforchrist.blogspot.com/2014/12/advent-week-two.html

Feasts & Seasons :: Our December Book BasketSHOWER OF ROSES - December 4, 2014 ... Year – Vol 2 ) Francis Xavier Cabrini ( Around the Year Once Upon a Time Saints ) by Ethel Pochocki Saint Francis Cabrini ( Saints for Girls ) by Susan Weaver (Neumann Press) Mother Cabrini, Missionary to the World (Vision) by Francis Parkinson Keyes The Orphans Find a Home: A Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini Story Noble Heroine of Charity (The Story of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini) Audio from Regina Martyrum Productions December 23rd, St. Servulus (Hist.): St. Servulus ( ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/eojD/~3/o8fdVbGq370/feasts-seasons-our-december-book-basket.html

Advent in SongSPIRITUAL DEVOTIONAL - December 1, 2014 ... Christian hymns were written hundreds of years ago. Not so. Take a look through your hymnal the next time you are in church. Many, many hymns were written by a man named Daniel Schutte. I recently had the privilege of attending "An Evening of Music and Reflection" hosted by Daniel Schutte. And it was a magical evening, as darkness fell upon a late fall night. Mr. Schutte began by reflecting on Advent as a new beginning. The word "advent" is defined in the dictionary as "the arrival of ...http://spiritualdevotional.blogspot.com/2014/12/advent-in-song.html

{pretty, Happy, Funny, Real} - A Visit to Grammy'sPONDERED IN MY HEART - November 14, 2014 ~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ Every Thursday, at Like Mother, Like Daughter! {pretty} We took a little trip east this week! Michael had a talk to give at a conference in Rhode Island and it was the perfect opportunity to go and visit my mother and family in Connecticut as well. We were surprised at the beauty of the fall colors as we traveled northeast, as most of the trees in our area have already gone grey and bare. The ...http://ponderedinmyheart.typepad.com/pondered_in_my_heart/2014/11/pretty-happy-funny-real-a-visit-to-grammys-house.html

Today: November 14, 2014AN FOCAL BEAG AGUS BOG - November 14, 2014 ... gold leaves floating, fluttering gently down alone or in pairs, no breeze to disturb their gentle descent to well deserved rest; the last few remainabove on naked branches before they too let go, sure of a place to spend the winter and pass into memory. Today, it's the Feast of St. Laurence O'Toole (Lorcan Ua Tuathaill, in the Irish), the Archbishop of Dublin, and before that the Abbot of one of the most beautiful places in the world, The Abbey of Glendalough in the Wicklow Mountains, not more ...http://peadarban.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/today-november-14-2014/